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New listings data is growing and prices still aren’t crashing

Housing Wire

The rules of supply and demand economics always end up winning and weekly new listing data is key. New listing data is growing year over year, but it will be the second-lowest new listing data ever recorded in history. For the fifth time this year, inventory hit my target level with elevated mortgage rates.

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Credit data shows: There’s no housing crash coming

Housing Wire

However, I will give you all the charts to show Uncle Dave that housing credit doesn’t look like it did in 2008 because the qualified mortgage (QM) law makes that impossible. None of that action has been happening for 14 years because the credit market changed after the 2010 qualified mortgage rule.

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The health of this housing market: Comparing 2024 data to 2011

Housing Wire

Today’s housing market suffers from affordability issues due to mortgage rates in the 7s and high home prices. But since we have such low active listings today, even with 2024 being another year of low home sales, the days on the market are still under 30 days, which means homes that are priced right are selling quickly.

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How much will home prices climb over the next year?

Housing Wire

Even as mortgage rates rose, and affordability was pushed out of reach for many potential homebuyers, there are still sufficient buyers who can afford these prices and these rates. After the mortgage rate spike in September 2022, we got significantly more bearish on home prices for 2023. If mortgage rates increase to the 7.5%

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Tis the Season: Monthly Dropoff of King County Housing Sales

Will Springer Realtor

November new listings fell by about half of the previous month’s rate while home prices saw a welcome decline. Even with mostly lower prices, affordability remains the biggest challenge for buyers as mortgage interest rates climbed toward 7%. The number of new listings tumbled 48% from October and was down 2.7%

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Expanding Supply, Easing Prices Bring Relief to King County Housing Market

Will Springer Realtor

Now that the Federal Reserve has cut interest rates, home buyers should swarm the market with low-interest mortgages …. Consumers considering a change of address are holding out amid forecasts for lower mortgage interest rates in 2025. After the Fed rate cut, mortgage applications jumped 9% in a week. Hold on, there!

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Why are home prices rising with higher mortgage rates?

Housing Wire

Why are home prices still rising even as mortgage rates have gone higher? A number of people predicted that home prices would experience a steep drop as mortgage rates rose, but that’s not what has happened. This is not a new idea — I’ve been dealing with people predicting a housing crash since 2012.

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